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Sat, 10 Dec 2016 01:10:46 GMTFeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net)Results of voting on special resolutionshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1957-results-of-voting-on-special-resolutions
30 November 2016 I am pleased to announce the results of the votes on special resolutions for changes to the bylaws, conducted on 30 November 2016.

]]>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:23:22 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1955-governance-committee-election-resultsAFRINIC and ATI Sign MoUhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1953-afrinic-and-ati-sign-mou
28 November 2016 - On 28 November 2016, during the AFRINIC-25 Meeting, AFRINIC and the Agence Tunisien d’Internet (ATI) signed an MoU to solidify their cooperation and mutual support in furthering IPv6 deployment in Tunisia and the surrounding

24 November 2016 - Please note that electronic voting and appointment of proxies is now open. Both services are available through the MyAFRINIC portal to members in good standing. A member that has voted on-line cannot appoint a proxy and likewise.

Both services can be accessed through the “Elections” tab and “Access Election

24 November 2016 In 2016, with the support of various stakeholders in the community, we were able to train 638 engineers and managers during eighteen (18) training workshops held in sixteen (16) different countries. These trainings covered the knowledge and skills of Internet Number Resources Management (INRM) and

]]>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 06:14:51 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1949-call-for-local-hosts-for-2017-afrinic-training-workshopsNotice for SGMM 2016http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1945-notice-for-sgmm-2016
16 November 2016 - Please find here Notice of AFRINIC’s Special General Members’ Meeting 2016 (SGMM), which will be held during the AFRINIC-25 Meeting in the Plenary Room, Sofitel Imperial Resort & Spa in Mauritius on Wednesday 30 November 2016 at 9:00am to 12:30pm. Remote

]]>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 07:36:52 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1945-notice-for-sgmm-2016AFRINIC Board Representative to the NRO NC/ASO AChttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1935-afrinic-board-representative-to-the-nro-ncaso-ac
1 November 2016 There are three representatives to the NRO NC/ASO AC from the AFRINIC Service region. Two are elected by the community with staggered three-year terms, while the third is appointed by the AFRINIC Board.

I am pleased to inform you that the AFRINIC Board has appointed Ms. Fiona

]]>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 11:09:19 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1935-afrinic-board-representative-to-the-nro-ncaso-acAFRINIC Governance Committee Elections – Final Candidate Slatehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1933-afrinic-governance-committee-elections-final-candidate-slate
30 October 2016 Following the Call for nominations issued on 11 September 2016 (and closed) on 11 October 2016, NOMCOM hereby announces the following candidates for the upcoming AFRINIC Governance Committee election to be held on 30 November 2016 during AFRINIC25 in Mauritius:

]]>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:25:26 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1933-afrinic-governance-committee-elections-final-candidate-slateIANA Oversight Transition Completedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1911-iana-oversight-transition-completed
5 October 2016 - On 1 October 2016, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract between the United States Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) expired, representing the final step in a two-year, multi-stakeholder-driven process.

The FIRE Award consists of a USD 3,000 cash prize plus full travel and accommodation worth $4,000 for one representative of each project to attend the awards ceremony,and participate in sessions which will be held in Mexico

]]>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 08:36:37 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1909-fire-awards-winners-2016AFRINIC-25 Fellowship Winnershttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1907-afrinic-25-fellowship-winners
04 October 2016 - AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-25 fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants have been selected to receive a fellowship to attend AFRINIC-25, being held from 25 to 30 November 2016 in Mauritius:

]]>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:03:22 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1897-whois-manual-publishedAFRINIC-25 Fellowshiphttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1895-afrinic-25-fellowship
12 September 2016 - AFRINIC received a record number of applications (834) for the AFRINIC-25 Fellowship. To ensure that enough time can be given to each application during the screening process, the notification timeline has been modified as follows:

]]>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:36:30 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1893-call-for-nominations-afrinic-governance-committee-gc-membersCall for Presentations AFRINIC-25 is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1887-call-for-presentations-afrinic-25-is-open
01 September 2016 We invite all individuals wishing to present during AFRINIC-25, which will be held from 25 to 30 November 2016 to submit their presentation abstract.

To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AFRINIC-25, we are seeking presentations of a wide range

]]>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:07:07 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1887-call-for-presentations-afrinic-25-is-openDatabase Working Grouphttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1867-database-working-group
31 August 2016 - We are pleased to inform you that AFRINIC is setting up a Database Working Group.

The main purpose of the database working group is to provide a platform for technical discussions around the WHOIS database and related services.

]]>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:55:55 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1867-database-working-groupRegistration for AFRINIC-25 is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1845-registration-for-afrinic-25-is-open
18 August 2016 - We are pleased to inform you that registration is now open for the AFRINIC-25 Meeting, being held in Mauritius, from 25 to 30 November 2016.

]]>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 05:57:39 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1845-registration-for-afrinic-25-is-openNTIA Announces Intention to Allow the IANA Functions Contract to Expirehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1843-ntia-announces-intention-to-allow-the-iana-functions-contract-to-expire
17 August 2016 - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced its intention to allow the IANA Functions Contract to expire,representing the final step in an 18 year process to transition the Internet’s domain name system (DNS) to the private sector. The NTIA currently contracts ICANN to perform

]]>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:51:32 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1843-ntia-announces-intention-to-allow-the-iana-functions-contract-to-expireIANA Announces Exhaustion of 16-bit ASN Poolhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1841-iana-announces-exhaustion-of-16-bit-asn-pool
16 August 2016 The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has announced that its 16-bit Autonomous System Number (ASN) pool has now been exhausted. Future allocations to the five Regional Internet Registries will be made from the IANA's 32-bit pool.

]]>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 07:46:38 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1839-afrinic-appointments-to-iana-numbering-services-review-committeeCall for Public Comment on IANA IPR Agreementshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1837-call-for-public-comment-on-iana-ipr-agreements
12 August 2016 - A call for public comments on the IANA IPR is now open. The associated documents may also be found here.

This call for public comment seeks community input on three agreements concerning intellectual property rights (IPR) related to the

]]>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:45:10 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1837-call-for-public-comment-on-iana-ipr-agreementsAdopting the Consolidated Policy Manual (CPM)http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1835-adopting-the-consolidated-policy-manual-cpm
12 August 2016 The Consolidated Policy Manual is a single document where all currently active policies (implemented) have been moved and integrated to make it easier for community members to look up and read through active policy, as well as eliminate complexity in the policy update process.

]]>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:14:52 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1825-call-for-applications-for-the-2016-fire-awardsAFRINIC-25 Fellowship is now Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1823-afrinic-25-fellowship
03 August 2016 - AFRINIC is offering fellowships for the AFRINIC-25 meeting to be held in Mauritius, 25 30 November 2016.The fellowship is reserved for individuals representing small organisations, universities, and media who are actively involved inRead more...]]>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:29:20 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1823-afrinic-25-fellowshipAnnual Report 2015 is publishedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1821-annual-report-2015-is-published
02 August 2016 We are pleased to inform you that our annual report 2015 is now published.

]]>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:32:13 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1821-annual-report-2015-is-publishedAFRINIC Contributes to IETF Endowmenthttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1811-afrinic-contributes-to-ietf-endowment
21 July 2016- Leading Internet organisations, including AFRINIC,ARINand theRIPE NCC, today announced a combined commitment of more than US$3 million

]]>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 07:34:28 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1811-afrinic-contributes-to-ietf-endowmentAFRINIC Board Chair and Vice-Chair Reappointedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1807-afrinic-board-chair-and-vice-chair-reappointed
13 July 2016 - During a Board meeting on 6 July 2016, the AFRINIC Board re-appointed Sunday Folayan as Chairperson, and Haitham El-Nakhal as Vice-Chairperson, for one year term.

]]>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:36:28 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1801-ntia-announces-iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-meets-criteriaAFRINIC Elects New Directors, NRO NC members and PDWG Co-chairshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1799-afrinic-elects-new-directors-nro-nc-members-and-pdwg-co-chairs
10 June 2016 As a result of the Elections for Board seats that took place on Thursday 09 June 2016 during the Annual General Members' Meeting (AGMM) in Gaborone, we are pleased to announce the appointment of the following candidates to the AFRINIC Board:

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:04:12 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1799-afrinic-elects-new-directors-nro-nc-members-and-pdwg-co-chairsMike Silber Withdraws from AFRINIC 2016 Board Electionhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1797-mike-silber-withdraws-from-afrinic-2016-board-election
29 May 2016 - We would like to inform you that Mike Silber withdrew his candidature for the 2016 AFRINIC Board Elections on Friday 27 May. Any vote cast for Mike Silber shall not be counted and will be invalidated by the elections committee.

]]>Sun, 29 May 2016 11:00:22 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1797-mike-silber-withdraws-from-afrinic-2016-board-electionPDWG Co-Chair Election 2016: Final Candidate Slatehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1795-pdwg-co-chair-election-2016-final-candidate-slate
27 May 2016 - NomCom2016 would like to announce that only one nomination was received and consequently approved towards the position of one co-chair of the PDWG (Policy Development Working Group).

]]>Fri, 27 May 2016 13:58:53 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1795-pdwg-co-chair-election-2016-final-candidate-slateNotice of AGMM 2016http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1793-notice-of-agmm-2016
27 May 2016 -AFRINIC will be holding its Annual General Members’ Meeting (AGMM) at

]]>Fri, 27 May 2016 13:58:24 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1793-notice-of-agmm-2016ASO AC/NRO NC 2016: Final Candidate Slatehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1791-aso-acnro-nc-2016-final-candidate-slate
27 May 2016- NomCom2016 would like to announce the following final candidate slate for the vacant position on ASO AC/NRO NC.

]]>Fri, 27 May 2016 13:57:49 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1791-aso-acnro-nc-2016-final-candidate-slateFinancial Statements and Audit Report for 2015http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1789-financial-statements-and-audit-report-for-2015
26 May 2016 - The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 have been prepared and audited and approved by the Board. They will be signed after approval by the members at the AGMM on 9 June 2016. The unsigned financial statement and audit report are available Read more...]]>Thu, 26 May 2016 11:11:55 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1789-financial-statements-and-audit-report-for-2015Board Election 2016: E-Voting and Proxy Appointmenthttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1787-board-election-2016-e-voting-and-proxy-appointment
25 May 2016 - Please note that electronic voting and appointment of proxies is now open. Both services are available through theMyAFRINICportal to members in good standing. A member that has voted on-line cannot appoint

]]>Wed, 25 May 2016 12:03:31 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1787-board-election-2016-e-voting-and-proxy-appointmentBoard Election 2016: Final Candidate Slatehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1783-board-election-2016-final-candidate-slate
24 May 2016 NomCom is pleased to announce the following final candidate slate for the open seats on the AFRINIC Board:

]]>Tue, 24 May 2016 14:39:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1783-board-election-2016-final-candidate-slateAFRINIC Governance Committee Updatehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1747-afrinic-governance-committee-update
20 May 2016- We would like to inform you that the AFRINIC Board has approved version 3 of theGovernance Committee charter.

We have highlighted a few changes from its previous version. Some of these changes are:

Fri, 20 May 2016 12:23:07 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1747-afrinic-governance-committee-updateAccountability reviewhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1743-accountability-review
20 May 2016- The AFRINIC Board of Directors recently approved the publication of the recommendations arising from an accountability review to identify areas in which our bylaws or practices should be improved.

We invite you to find out more about these recommendations Read more...

]]>Fri, 20 May 2016 12:20:24 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1743-accountability-reviewAFRINIC Community Code of Conduct has been publishedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1735-afrinic-community-code-of-conduct-has-been-published
18 May 2016 - We are pleased to invite you to read the AFRINIC code of conduct for its communitywhich aims to ensure respectful behavioursat AFRINIC Meetings, AIS Meetings and on AFRINIC mailing lists.

Wed, 18 May 2016 13:33:30 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1735-afrinic-community-code-of-conduct-has-been-publishedAFRINIC-24 Fellowship Winnershttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1713-afrinic-24-fellowship-winners
04 May 2016- AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-24 fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants have been selected to receive a fellowship to attend AFRINIC-24, being held from4 to

]]>Wed, 04 May 2016 11:00:42 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1713-afrinic-24-fellowship-winnersSeeking African VC to Support the 2016 FIRE Africa Programmehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1711-seeking-african-vc
27 April 2016 - The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE Africa) Grants and Awards Programme is looking for an experienced Venture Capitalist or Startup mentor to join the FIRE Africa team of jurors.

For the 2016 cycle of Grants, FIRE Africa has secured over US$240,000 of funding to

]]>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1711-seeking-african-vcCall for Nominations for Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1709-2016-pdwg-election
26 April 2016 - The AFRINIC NomCom 2016 is pleased to invite nominations for 1 Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) for a 2-year term.

]]>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:19:23 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1709-2016-pdwg-electionCall for Nominations for an Open Seat on the NRO NC is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1707-nro-nc-elections
26 April 2016-The AFRINIC NomCom 2016 is pleased to invite nominations for candidates to run for an open seat on the NRO NC for AFRINIC region. The term for the elected candidate will

]]>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:42:03 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1703-job-vacancy-at-afrinicCall for Nominations Period for AFRINIC Board Has Been Extendedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1695-call-for-nominations-period-for-afrinic-board-has-been-extended
14 April 2016- Please note that the deadline for the closure of the candidate nomination period for AFRINIC Board has been extended to 30 April 2016.

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 06:15:22 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1695-call-for-nominations-period-for-afrinic-board-has-been-extendedAFRINIC-25 Meeting in Mauritiushttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1693-afrinic-25-meeting-in-mauritius
11 April 2016- We are proudly announcing you that the AFRINIC-25 meeting will take place in Mauritius from 25-30 November 2016.

]]>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 06:28:30 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1693-afrinic-25-meeting-in-mauritiusRegistration Open for INRM &amp; IPv6 Training in Ethiopiahttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1691-registration-open-for-inrm-a-ipv6-training-in-ethiopia
We would like to inform you that registration is now open for the upcoming AFRINIC INRM IPv6 Training Course which will take place in Addis Ababa -Ethiopia as follows:

]]>Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:00:17 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1691-registration-open-for-inrm-a-ipv6-training-in-ethiopiaRegistration for AIS'16 is now Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1681-registration-for-ais16-is-now-open
We are inviting you to register for the Africa Internet Summit 2016 (AIS’16), the forum for digital excellence in Africa.

The Summit, with ''Beyond Connectivity: Internetworking for African Development'' as the theme, brings the ICT business and technical community in Africa together under one roof.

The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE Africa) is a venture between AFRINIC, The Internet Society (ISOC) and the International Development Research Center (IDRC) that supports projects that use ICT to develop innovative solutions to

]]>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 08:40:53 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1679-fire-grants-announceCall for Nominations for AFRINIC Boardhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1677-call-for-nominations-for-afrinic-board
22 March 2016- We hereby announce that the 2016 Call for Nominations to the AFRINIC Board of Directors is now open.

To nominate yourself or a person of your choice, please complete the nomination form available here.

]]>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:07:31 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1663-afrinic-ceo-welcomes-launch-of-madagascar-ixpRegistration now Open for AFRINIC INRM &amp; IPv6 Training Course in Nairobi - Kenya http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1649-registration-now-open-for-afrinic-inrm-a-ipv6-training-course-in-nairobi-kenya
16 March 2016 - We would like to inform you that registration is now open for the upcoming AFRINIC INRM IPv6 Training Course which will take place in Nairobi Kenya as follows:

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:52:04 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1649-registration-now-open-for-afrinic-inrm-a-ipv6-training-course-in-nairobi-kenyaAFRINIC Signs MoU with ANRT to Deploy L-Root Server Copy in Moroccohttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1647-afrinic-signs-mou-with-anrt-to-deploy-l-root-server-copy-in-morocco
March 9, 2016: AFRINIC and the Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the deployment of a copy of the L-Root DNS Root Name Server in Morocco as part of the Root Server Copy Project (Read more...]]>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 14:49:33 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1647-afrinic-signs-mou-with-anrt-to-deploy-l-root-server-copy-in-moroccoCall for Fellowships AFRINIC-24 is now Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1645-call-for-fellowships-afrinic-24-is-now-open
08 March 2016 - AFRINIC is offering fellowships for the AFRINIC-24 meeting to be held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 04 to 10 June 2016. The fellowship is reserved for individuals representing small organisations, universities, and media who are actively involved in Internet operations and development or ICT policies in their countries. The

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Fri, 26 Feb 2016 12:22:27 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1639-nomcom-chairAppointment of NomCom for 2016http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1633-appointment-of-nomcom-for-2016
25 February 2015 -The AFRINIC Board has appointed the following members of the 2016 NomCom:

]]>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:27:46 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1631-afrinic-ipv6-and-inrm-training-workshops-2016Call for Presentations for AIS'16 is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1615-call-for-presentations-for-ais16-is-open
11 February 2016 -The Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS’16 is now open. We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held from 29 May 10 June 2016 in Gaborone, Botswana to submit their presentation abstract.

]]>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 08:22:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1579-public-holiday-chinese-spring-festivalUse of AFRINIC Logo in Messages about Address Sale or Leasehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1577-use-of-afrinic-logo-in-messages-about-address-sale-or-lease
02 February 2016 AFRINIC members have been receiving email messages soliciting sale or lease of IPv4 address blocks. Some such messages contain AFRINIC and other RIR logos.

We hereby inform our members and community that transfer of AFRINIC IP addresses is not allowed by policy and Read more...

2015 in Numbers

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:46:32 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1571-2015-a-year-in-reviewCall for Hosting an AFRINIC Training: IPv6 and INRMhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1567-call-for-hosting-an-afrinic-training-ipv6-and-inrm
13 January 2016 In 2015, with the support of various stakeholders in the community, we were able to train (574) engineers and managers during sixteen (16) training workshops held in fourteen

]]>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:27:42 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1567-call-for-hosting-an-afrinic-training-ipv6-and-inrmFIRE Africa Brochure Publishedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1565-fire-africa-brochure-published
08 January 2016 -FIRE Africa has launched its new brochure, containing a comprehensive overview of the FIRE Africa programme as well as several case studies. You can read the brochure here.

We are pleased to announce that during the AFRINIC23 Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) meeting in Pointe Noire held on 02 December 2015, Sami Salih was selected by the PDWG as Co-Chair until June 2016. The community welcomes Sami and wishes

]]>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:58:46 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1533-sami-salih-selected-as-co-chair-of-the-pdwgAFRINIC Publishes 10 Year Commemorative Bookhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1563-afrinic-publishes-10-year-commemorative-book
06 December 2015 AFRINIC has published its 10 Year Commemorative book. The book contains a timeline of events from 1995 2015, interviews with key players in the African and global Internet industry, statistics and photos. You can view

]]>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 07:03:08 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1525-rpki-v20-migration-completed-AFRINIC Governance Committee: Terms of Reference (ToR) Version 2http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1523-governance-committee-draft-2
25 November 2015 In August 2015, the AFRINIC Board called for comments on the Draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for the proposed Governance Committee. The Board has considered the comments it received and has prepared the following documents for the community's consideration:

Wed, 25 Nov 2015 05:41:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1523-governance-committee-draft-2Internet Society joins the Seed Alliance, supporting innovative Internet development projectshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1519-internet-society-joins-the-seed-alliance-supporting-innovative-internet-development-projects
23 November 2015 - The Seed Alliance announced on November 10th 2015 that the Internet Society has joined its initiative to distribute grants and awards to project teams developing innovative Internet solutions that address social and economic challenges. The Seed Alliance is a collaborative partnership established between three Regional Internet

On 29 May 2015, AFRINIC released an updated version of its RPKI core infrastructure (v2.0). AFRINIC is pleased to announce that by now, all members have already migrated their engine to the new platform, on which they have also created

Mon, 16 Nov 2015 07:40:12 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1513-rpki-v10-engine-deactivationAFRINIC-23 Fellowship Winnershttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1497-afrinic-23-fellowship-winners
30 October 2015 - AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-23 fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants have been selected to receive a fellowship to attend AFRINIC-23, being held from 28 November to 4 December in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, :

]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:57:46 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1497-afrinic-23-fellowship-winnersICG Completes its Work and Awaits Conclusion of CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountabilityhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1495-icg-completes-its-work-and-awaits-conclusion-of-ccwg-on-enhancing-icann-accountability
30 October 2015 - On Thursday 29 October 2015, the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group announced that it has finalised the IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal with the exception of one outstanding item.

The names part of the proposal is conditioned on ICANN-level accountability

]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 06:17:39 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1495-icg-completes-its-work-and-awaits-conclusion-of-ccwg-on-enhancing-icann-accountabilityAFRINIC-23: Update on Congohttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1493-afrinic-23-update-on-congo
28 October 2015- As you may be aware, the Republic of Congo experienced some civil unrest last week, prior to referendum that was held on Sunday 25 October. The referendum itself is reported to have been peaceful.

]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:31:32 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1493-afrinic-23-update-on-congoIANA Oversight Stewardship Transition Update from Dublinhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1491-iana-oversight-stewardship-transition-update-from-dublin
28 October 2015 The ICANN 54 meeting in Dublin, Ireland, concluded a few days ago. During this meeting, much progress was made on the IANA stewardship transition proposal.

The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) reached agreement on the essence of

]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 07:50:53 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1491-iana-oversight-stewardship-transition-update-from-dublinWinners of the Fourth Edition of the FIRE Awards 2015http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1487-winners-of-the-fourth-edition-of-the-fire-awards-2015
21 October 2015 FIRE Programme Awards acknowledge the remarkable contributions ICT innovators have made to their communities by using the Internet to address social and development challenges.

The FIRE Programme Awards are granted to initiatives already completed or in their final implementation phases and that are aligned with

]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:32:17 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1475-security-assessment-in-pointe-noire-congoVote for your Favourite Award Nomination in the Community Choice Categoryhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1473-vote-for-your-favourite-award-nomination-in-the-community-choice-category
AFRINIC calls on the community to vote for its favourite FIRE Award nomination.

The voting deadline is 14 October 2015 00:00 UTC.

The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE) aims to encourage ICT development innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa.

Due to a personal tragedy that affected one of our staff members over the weekend, we would like to inform you that AFRINIC will be functioning with limited staff, particularly in the Member Services Department, on Monday 05 October from 10:30 am.

]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 06:41:30 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1469-limited-services-alert-to-membersCall for Presentations for AFRINIC-23 is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1467-call-for-presentations-for-afrinic-23-is-open
28 September 2015 We invite all individuals wishing to present during AFRINIC-23, which will be held from 28 November to 4 December 2015 to submit their presentation abstract.

To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AFRINIC-23, we are seeking presentations of a wide

]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:41:16 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1467-call-for-presentations-for-afrinic-23-is-openRegistration is Open for AFRINIC-23http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1463-registration-is-open-for-afrinic-23
24 September 2015 We are pleased to inform you that registration is now open for the AFRINIC-23 Meeting, being held in Pointe-Noire, Congo, from 28 November to 4 December 2015.

]]>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:08:52 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1455-afrinic-at-iweek-in-cape-town-south-africaCall for Fellowships for AFRINIC-23 is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1451-call-for-fellowships-for-afrinic-23-is-open
26 August 2015 The Call for Fellowships for the AFRINIC-23 meeting, being held from 28 November to 4 December in Pointe Noire, Congo is now open.

The AFRINIC Fellowships are reserved for individuals representing organisations, universities, and media, who are actively involved in Internet operations, Internet

]]>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 08:13:04 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1451-call-for-fellowships-for-afrinic-23-is-openTechnical Infrastructure Communicationshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1449-technical-infrastructure-communications
21 August 2015 In a continuous effort to better serve our members and the community, AFRINIC has created three new channels of communication, specifically designated to report the status of our technical infrastructure.

Incidents that affect the services offered to members and the general public will be announced

18 August 2015 -The AFRINIC-23 Public Policy Meeting will be held from 28 November to 4 December 2015. Due to scheduling conflict with the RIPE NCC Meeting, we have decided to postpone the AFRINIC-23 Meeting which was initially scheduled from 21 November to 27 November.

]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:54:23 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1445-new-dates-and-location-for-afrinic-23New AFRINIC community-discuss mailing listhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1443-new-afrinic-community-discuss-mailing-list
5 August 2015 AFRINIC is pleased to announce that it has now set up a new mailing list: community-discuss@afrinic.net, for discussion of AFRINIC-related matters by the community. This is different from the members-discuss list (which is restricted to AFRINIC members, not open to non-members) or the RPD

]]>Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:46:15 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1443-new-afrinic-community-discuss-mailing-listNRO NC/ASO AC Appointmenthttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1441-nro-ncaso-ac-appointment
5 August 2015 - We are pleased to announce that that the AFRINIC Board has re-appointed Mark Elkins to the NRO NC/ASO AC, for a one-year term from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

]]>Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:45:16 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1441-nro-ncaso-ac-appointmentCall for Comments on the Terms of Reference (draft) for the AFRINIC Governance Committeehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1437-call-for-comments-on-theterms-of-reference-draft-for-the-afrinic-governance-committee
4 August 2015 AFRINIC is pleased to call for comments on the Terms of Reference for a new AFRINIC Governance Committee which will provide advice to the Board, the Members, and the community.

]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:51:02 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1433-board-chair-and-vice-chairThe American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) Has Announced That its IPv4 Inventory is Now ...http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1427-the-american-registry-for-internet-numbers-arin-has-announced-that-its-ipv4-inventory-is-now-exhausted
03 July 2015 AFRINIC is now the only RIR able to freely allocate IPv4 address space to its members marking a significant milestone in the evolution of the global Internet.

ARIN, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands and the United States,

]]>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 07:39:23 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1427-the-american-registry-for-internet-numbers-arin-has-announced-that-its-ipv4-inventory-is-now-exhaustedDr Nii Quaynor Awarded the ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award 2015http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1425-dr-nii-quaynor-awarded-the-icann-multistakeholder-ethos-award-2015
23 June 2015 One of the founding fathers of the African Internet, Dr Nii Quaynor, has been awarded the Multistakeholder Ethos Award 2015. Dr Quaynor received the award on 22 June during the ICANN 53 meeting in Buenos Aires for his dedication and service to the Internet multistakeholder

During the AFRINIC-22 Public Policy Meeting held in Tunisia on 03 June 2015, the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) reappointed Seun Ojedeji for another 2-year tenure (June 2015 2017) as its co-Chair.

Consequent to the resignation of one of the co-chairs before completion of tenure,

]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:11:34 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1419-pdwg-new-co-chairs-selectedAFRINIC Elects New Board Membershttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1417-afrinic-elects-new-board-members
As a result of the Elections for Board seats 5 6 that took place on Friday 05 June 2015 during the Annual General Members' Meeting (AGMM) in Tunis, we are pleased to announce the appointment of the following candidates to the AFRINIC Board:

29 May 2015 - AFRINIC is pleased to announce a new release of the RPKI core infrastructure (v2.0) as well as an updated interface of the Resource Certification section on MyAFRINIC (https://my.afrinic.net).

To access the Resource Certification section, connect to MyAFRINIC and navigate to Resources->Resource Certification, a BPKI certificate

Thu, 28 May 2015 16:54:38 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1405-draft-financial-statementOpening of e-voting for the 2015 Board of Directors Electionshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1401-opening-of-e-voting-for-the-2015-board-of-directors-elections

We are pleased to announce that electronic voting is now open for the 2015 Board Election. It is available to member organizations in good standing (no outstanding payments), and only through the member's MyAFRINICRead more...

]]>Tue, 26 May 2015 05:44:13 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1401-opening-of-e-voting-for-the-2015-board-of-directors-electionsCandidates and Call for Comments: 1 Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group 2015 - 2017http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1389-candidates-and-call-for-comments-1-co-chair-of-the-policy-development-working-group-2015-2017
15 May 2015 NomCom is pleased to announce the following candidates for the position of "Co-Chair, Policy Development Working Group (PDWG):

]]>Sat, 09 May 2015 11:53:39 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1361-board-statement-on-iana-transitionCall for Nominations for one Co Chair of the Policy Development Working group (PDWG)http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1359-call-for-nominations-for-one-co-chair-of-the-policy-development-working-group-pdwg
We are seeking nominations for one Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) for a 2-year term (June 2015 – June 2017).

Co-Chairs of the PDWG are volunteers selected by the community per the current Policy Development Process (PDP) to carry out all administrative functions of the Policy

]]>Tue, 05 May 2015 06:17:35 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1359-call-for-nominations-for-one-co-chair-of-the-policy-development-working-group-pdwgAFRINIC-22 Fellowship Winnershttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1357-afrinic-22-fellowship-winners
27 April 2015 AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-22 fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants have been selected to receive a fellowship to attend AFRINIC-22, being held in Tunis, Tunisia:

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:46:11 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1357-afrinic-22-fellowship-winnersMark Elkins appointed to the NRO NChttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1355-mark-elkins-appointed-to-the-nro-nc
21 April 2015 The AFRINIC Board of Directors has appointed Mark Elkins to the NRO NC to replace Alan Barrett, who was recently appointed CEO of the organisation.Mr. Elkins’ term will end on 31 December 2015 as he will continue the current term that was held by Mr.

]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:47:26 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1347-nominate-a-candidate-for-the-niai-service-award-20152015 ICANN Board of Directors Electionhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1345-2015-icann-board-of-directors-election
23 March 2015 Consistent with the ASO Memorandum of Understanding and ICANN Bylaws, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) is responsible for the appointment of a representative to serve on Seat Number 9 of the ICANN Board.

]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:17:51 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1345-2015-icann-board-of-directors-electionRegistration for AIS'15 is Now Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1343-registration-for-ais15-is-now-open
24 March 2015 - Online registration is now open for AIS'15, that will be held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 24 May 5 June 2015.

Registering for AIS'15

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:13:18 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1343-registration-for-ais15-is-now-openCall for Fellowships for AIS'15 is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1341-call-for-fellowships-for-ais15-is-open
The Call for Fellowships for the AIS'15 meeting, being held from 24 May to 5 June 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia, is now open.

The AFRINIC Fellowships are reserved for individuals representing organisations, universities, and media, who are actively involved in Internet

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 12:03:12 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1341-call-for-fellowships-for-ais15-is-openCall for Nominations for Board Candidateshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1331-call-for-nominations-for-board-candidates
According to Section 13 of the AFRINIC by-laws, the following Board seats will be up for renewal in June 2015:

Seat 5 (Southern Africa)

Seat 6 (Eastern Africa)

We are pleased to invite nominations for candidates to fill the above seats.

Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:29:25 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1331-call-for-nominations-for-board-candidatesSelected Country for 2015 AFRINIC INRM &amp; IPv6 workshophttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1329-selected-country-for-2015-afrinic-inrm-a-ipv6-workshop
10 March 2015 - Following the call for hosting for INRM and IPv6 Workshops, we are pleased to inform you that we have finalised the list of countries to host AFRINIC Trainings in 2015.

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:27:12 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1329-selected-country-for-2015-afrinic-inrm-a-ipv6-workshopReport on the RPKI Incidenthttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1327-report-on-the-rpki-incident
6 March 2015 - Please find attached a PostMortem Report on the RPKI Validation Incident which occurred on the 2nd of March 2015

Overview of AFRINIC RPKI System

AFRINIC RPKI's system launched on 1st January 2011 is composed of an Offline root CA and a production CA. Both CA publish objects in

]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:25:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1327-report-on-the-rpki-incident Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit 2015 is Openhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1325--call-for-presentations-for-the-africa-internet-summit-2015-is-open
24 February 2015 The Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS’15, is now open. We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held from 24 May 5 June 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia to submit their presentation abstract.

]]>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:35:42 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1325--call-for-presentations-for-the-africa-internet-summit-2015-is-openAFRINIC Newsletter Number Crunch is now published http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1323-afrinic-newsletter-number-crunch-is-now-published-
20 February 2015 We are pleased to inform you that the first issue of AFRINIC's newsletter Number Crunch is now published.

This premier edition provides an update on Internet Number Resources allocation trends in our region.

]]>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:59:50 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1319-nomcom-2015-appointedAFRINIC Partners With ICANN on AFRICA DNS Business Exchange Programme http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1317-afrinic-partners-with-icann-on-africa-dns-business-exchange-programme-
Series of internships aims to facilitate capacity building for registrars and registries in Africa to boost the African domain name business. AFRINIC is providing logistical and administrative support to kick-start this initiative.

]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 07:20:46 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1307--alan-barrett-selected-to-represent-the-rir-communities-in-the-icgCall for Volunteers for the NomCom 2015http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1301-call-for-volunteers-for-the-nomcom-2015
5 Febuary 2015- During 2015, we will hold several elections in our community as follows:

4 February 2015- In 2014, with the support of various stakeholders in the community, we were able to train 353 engineers and managers during eleven (11) training workshops held in nine (9) different countries. These trainings covered the knowledge and skills of Internet Number Resources Management (INRM) and

As we head into 2015, we take a look back over AFRINIC's key achievements, events and milestones over 2014. 2014: In Numbers

12,460,800

3,276,817 /48s

141

4.5%

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Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:04:12 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1289-2014-a-year-in-reviewAppointment of an Interim CEO for AFRINIChttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1287-appointment-of-an-interim-ceo-for-afrinic
31 December 2014 The AFRINIC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Patrisse Deesse as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of AFRINIC.

Patrisse joined AFRINIC in September 2007 as Finance and Administration Manager. He has been involved in all aspects of the organisation including Finance, Human Resources and Administration. He worked

]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:22:49 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1287-appointment-of-an-interim-ceo-for-afrinicIANA CRISP Team Teleconference Report - 9 December 2014http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1277-iana-crisp-team-teleconference-report-9-december-2014
This is an update on the developments from the CRISP Team. The first teleconference was held on 09 December 2014. Here are the highlights from the meeting:

There was participation from all CRISP team members as well as several observers. o Izumi Okutani and Alan Barrett were elected Chair and Vice

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:12:03 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1277-iana-crisp-team-teleconference-report-9-december-2014Election to the NRO-NC/ASO-AChttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1269-election-to-the-nro-ncaso-ac
We are pleased to inform you that, following the election that took place during the AFRINIC-21 Meeting in Mauritius, Mr. Douglas Onyango has been elected to represent AFRINIC's service region in the Number Resource Organization's Name Council NRO-NC (also known as the ICANN ASO-AC: ICANN Address Supporting Organization's Address

In the interest of a smooth transition at AFRINIC, with the departure of Adiel Akplogan in January 2015, I have decided to step down as Chair to enable Sunday Folayan who was acting as my Vice Chair assume the role of Chair of AFRINIC’s Board of Directors, with immediate effect.

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Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:56:05 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1267-change-of-board-leadershipBoard Statement with regards to allocation of large blocks of IP Addresseshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1265-board-statement-with-regards-to-allocation-of-large-blocks-of-ip-addresses
25 November 2014 Recently, there has been much discussion regarding the allocation of large blocks of address space by AFRINIC. Specifically, these discussions have focused on allocations of space which some members of the community feel is being utilized off continent and not for the benefit of

]]>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1251-call-for-hosting-afrinic-23-is-openCRISP Nomineeshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1247-crisp-nominees
We are pleased to announce that the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team has been chosen for the AFRINIC Region.

The 2 voting members that will represent our community on the team are:

]]>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 05:21:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1247-crisp-nomineesCall for comments on the candidates for the 2014 ASO-AC Electionhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1245-call-for-comments-on-the-candidates-for-the-2014-aso-ac-electi
The Nomcom is pleased to announce the following candidates for the open ICANN Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) seat that will be up for election during AFRINIC-21.

The community is welcome to comment on the candidates suitability or lack-thereof to represent

]]>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:51:16 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1245-call-for-comments-on-the-candidates-for-the-2014-aso-ac-electiCall for nominations to serve in the CRISP Teamhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1239-call-for-nominations-to-serve-in-the-crisp-team
The AFRINIC Board is seeking qualified individuals from the region to volunteer for the CRISP Team. Such member should have an understanding of the RIR’s activities, as well as the NTIA/IANA transition process. The CRISP team will be responsible for producing the Number Community's Proposal for

]]>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:29:12 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1239-call-for-nominations-to-serve-in-the-crisp-teamIANA Stewardship: Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal Teamhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1229-iana-stewardship-consolidated-rir-iana-stewardship-proposal-team
The five Regional Internet Registries today published a process (https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated-rir-iana-stewardship-proposal-team-crisp-team) for producing a single proposal from the global IP addressing community to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S Government.

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:40:33 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1225-afrinic-logo-competition-in-commemoration-of-10-years-of-afrinicAFRINIC-21 Fellowshiphttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1223-afrinic-21-fellowship
AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-21 fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants have been selected to receive a fellowship to attend AFRINIC-21, being held in Ebene, Republic ofMauritius, from 22 to 28 November 2014:

]]>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:14:37 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1223-afrinic-21-fellowshipAFRINIC IRR: Still time to sign up for an IRR Bootcamphttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1221-afrinic-irr-still-time-to-sign-up-for-an-irr-bootcamp
If you haven't already participated in one of the AFRINIC Internet Routing Registry (IRR) Bootcamps, please email the team at irr@afrinic.net. Bootcamps will take less than an hour and are designed to equip you with the information needed to create new, accurate entries in the AFRINIC IRR.

]]>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:35:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1221-afrinic-irr-still-time-to-sign-up-for-an-irr-bootcampCall for Nominations: AFRINIC region representative to the ICANN ASO-AChttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1217-call-for-nominations-afrinic-region-representative-to-the-icann-aso-ac
The AFRINIC Nomination Committee (NomCom) is pleased to invite nominations for candidates to run for an open seat on the NRO NC (ICANN ASO AC) for the AFRINIC region. The term for the elected candidate will be from 1 January Read more...]]>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:50:13 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1217-call-for-nominations-afrinic-region-representative-to-the-icann-aso-acIPv4 Allocation to AFRINIChttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1213-ipv4-allocation-to-afrinic
On 2 September 2014, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) made an allocation of the equivalent of a /12 of IPv4 address space to AFRINIC and each of the other four RIRs in accordance with the "Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the

]]>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:25:14 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1213-ipv4-allocation-to-afrinicImplementation of the “No Reverse Unless Assigned” Policyhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1211-implementation-of-the-no-reverse-unless-assigned-policy
We would like to inform members and the community that a policy “No Reverse Unless Assigned” (AFPUB-2012-DNS-001) has been implemented by AFRINIC after having gone successfully through the Policy DevelopmentProcess.

This policy limits AFRINIC (LIR) members from obtaining reverse delegation (rDNS) from

]]>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:09:38 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1209-afrinic-board-of-directors-announces-departure-of-afrinic-ceo-adiel-a-akploganCall to populate AFRINIC’s Internet Routing Registry (IRR) with objectshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1203-call-to-populate-afrinics-internet-routing-registry-irr-with-objects
Until the launch of AFRINIC's IRR in 2013, members were encouraged to use the RIPE IRR to register their routing objects. We are now calling on all members to populate the AFRINIC IRR with their objects.

]]>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:26:11 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1189-call-for-fellowship-for-afrinic-21-is-openRegistration is Open for AFRINIC-21http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1187-registration-is-open-for-afrinic-21
We are pleased to inform you that registration is now open for the AFRINIC-21 Meeting, being held in Ebène, Republic of Mauritius, from 22 28 November 2014.

Save the date - The IPv6 Webinars are back for 2014! The webinars have begun in 2012 and 10 webinars have been organised since in both English and French with over 500 participants attending. The Webinars aim at assisting African operators with their IPv6 adoption and deployment plans through sharing best

]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:28:43 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1185-first-ipv6-webinar-2014-15th-august-2014-by-isoc-afrinic-and-france-telecomSuccessful conclusion of the AFRINIC Training in Abuja, held from 5 to 8 August 2014http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1181-successful-conclusion-of-the-afrinic-training-in-abuja-held-from-5-to-8-august-2014
13 August 2014 AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry for Africa in collaboration with theNigeria ICT Forum and Bandwidth Consortiumjust concluded a four (04) day IPv6 and Internet Number Resources Management training course in Abuja.

]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:03:04 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1181-successful-conclusion-of-the-afrinic-training-in-abuja-held-from-5-to-8-august-2014WINNERS OF THE THIRD EDITION OF THE FIRE 2014 AWARDShttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1179-winners-of-the-third-edition-of-the-fire-2014-awards

1 August 2014 FIRE Programme Awards acknowledge the remarkable contributions ICT innovators have made to their communities by using the Internet to address social and development challenges.

The FIRE Programme Awards are granted to initiatives already completed or in their final implementation phases and that are aligned with

]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:55:33 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1179-winners-of-the-third-edition-of-the-fire-2014-awardsSuccessful Conclusion of AFRINIC Training in Chad - 15 to 18 July 2014http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1171-successful-conclusion-of-afrinic-training-in-chad-15-to-18-july-2014
AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry for Africa in conjunction with ISOC Chad and Partners has just concluded a four (04) day IPv6 and Internet Number Resources Management training course inN' Djamena. Running from the 15 to 18 July 2014, the event was held at

]]>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:43:28 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1171-successful-conclusion-of-afrinic-training-in-chad-15-to-18-july-2014AFRINIC CEO representing the NRO in London at the first gathering of the IANA Functions ...http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1169-ceo-representing-nro
17 July 2014 – On 14 March 2014, the US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the intention to transition the oversight of key Internet functions, including the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)Read more...]]>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 07:18:07 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1169-ceo-representing-nroSuccessful Conclusion of AFRINIC Training in Mbabane - Swaziland - 8 to 11 July 2014http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1165-successful-conclusion-of-afrinic-training-in-mbabane-swaziland-8-to-11-july-2014
AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry for Africa in conjunction with the Ministry of Information, Communications Telecommunications of Swaziland has just concluded a four (04) day IPv6 and Internet Number Resources Management training course in Mbabane. Running from the 8 to 11 July 2014, the event was held at Royal

]]>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:20:28 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1165-successful-conclusion-of-afrinic-training-in-mbabane-swaziland-8-to-11-july-2014ICANN Confirms IANA Oversight Transition Coordination Group Membershttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1159-icann-confirms-iana-oversight-transition-coordination-group-members
ICANN has published the list of confirmed members of the Coordination Group. The Coordination Group will be responsible for preparing a transitional proposal which takes into account the various needs of all of the IANA's stakeholders.

The Coordination Group is comprised of individuals nominated by each represented community. These 27

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:11:52 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1183-call-for-hosting-the-africa-internet-summit-ais-2015AFRINIC CEO Adiel Akplogan highlights AFRINIC's capacity building efforts in ITAC Newsletterhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1137-afrinic-ceo-adiel-akplogan-highlights-afrinics-capacity-building-efforts-in-itac-newsletter
AFRINIC CEO Adiel Akplogan highlights AFRINIC's capacity building activities in the latest Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) Newsletter. The importance of developing local infrastructure and capacity building throughout Africa in order to support the development of local content, e-commerce and ultimately economic progress and social development are highlighted in

]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:32:44 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1137-afrinic-ceo-adiel-akplogan-highlights-afrinics-capacity-building-efforts-in-itac-newsletterNRO response to ICANN call for public comments on Enhancing ICANN’s Accountabilityhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1143-nro-response-to-icann-call-for-public-comments-on-enhancing-icanns-accountability
Response from the Number Resource Organization (NRO) to ICANN’s Call for Public comments on Enhancing ICANN’s Accountability.

]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:53:26 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1143-nro-response-to-icann-call-for-public-comments-on-enhancing-icanns-accountabilityIANA Oversight Transition Coordination Group: Hartmut Glaser Selected as ASO Representativehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1139-iana-oversight-transition-coordination-group-hartmut-glaser-selected-as-aso-representative
Developing a single proposal for future oversight of the IANA functions will require the coordination of many different viewpoints from stakeholders around the world. To facilitate this process, a Coordination Group of 25 representatives from a range of interested stakeholder groups is currently being assembled. The structure of this Coordination

]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:49:25 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1139-iana-oversight-transition-coordination-group-hartmut-glaser-selected-as-aso-representativeAFRINIC Installs RIPE Atlas Anchor on its Infrastructure in Mauritius http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1135-afrinic-installs-ripe-atlas-anchor-on-its-infrastructure-in-mauritius-
AFRINIC and the RIPE NCC are pleased to announce the installation of a RIPE Atlas anchor on AFRINIC's infrastructure in Mauritius. The installation is part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two RIRs to increase collaborative efforts in the promotion of Internet development throughout their respective regions.

]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:02:44 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1135-afrinic-installs-ripe-atlas-anchor-on-its-infrastructure-in-mauritius-IANA Oversight Transition Coordination Group: Adiel Akplogan and Paul Wilson Selected as NRO ...http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1141-iana-oversight-transition-coordination-group-adiel-akplogan-and-paul-wilson-selected-as-nro-representatives
Developing a single proposal for future oversight of the IANA functions will require the coordination of many different viewpoints from stakeholders around the world. To facilitate this process, a Coordination Group of 25 representatives from a range of interested stakeholder groups is currently being assembled. The structure of this Coordination

]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:26:08 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1141-iana-oversight-transition-coordination-group-adiel-akplogan-and-paul-wilson-selected-as-nro-representativesIntroducing Adam Nelson as new PDWG co-Chairhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1129-introducing-adam-nelson-as-new-pdwg-co-chair
We are pleased to inform you that during the recently concluded AFRINIC-20 meeting held in Djibouti last week, Adam Nelson was elected as co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) to serve a two year term from June 2014 June 2016.

]]>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:32:03 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1129-introducing-adam-nelson-as-new-pdwg-co-chairAFRINIC elects new Board Membershttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1131-new-board-members
We pleased to inform you that as result of the 2014 Board elections, Kris Seeburn (Mauritius), Christian Bope (RD Congo) and Andrew Alston (South Africa) have been elected to represent the Indian Ocean, Central and Non-Regional seat on AFRINIC Board.

As part of its commitment to providing excellent service to its members, AFRINIC has designed a New Membership Registration Portal for a simpler and more efficient registration process for prospective members.

The AFRINIC New Membership Registration Portal has been launched on Tuesday 27 May 2014,

]]>Wed, 28 May 2014 09:34:15 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1119-afrinic-launches-its-new-membership-registration-portalOpening of e-voting for the 2014 Board of Directors Electionshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1117-opening-of-e-voting-for-the-2014-board-of-directors-elections
We are pleased to announce that electronic voting is now open for the 2014 Board Election.

It is available to member organizations in good standing (no outstanding payments), and only through the member's MyAFRINIC

AFRINIC will be holding its Annual General Members’ Meeting (AGMM) on 06 June 2014 at the Kempinski Hotel (Plenary Room) in Djibouti. This will be at the end of AFRINIC-20 and the Africa Internet Summit meeting scheduled for 02nd to 06th June 2014.

Our Annual General Members Meeting (AGMM) will be taking place on June 6th 2014 (14:00-17:30). This mail is to call for agenda items on particular topics you would like to propose for discussion as per article 12.14 of our Bylaws.

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1107-call-for-comments-for-agmm-2014-agendaGlobal IPv4 Supply Reaches Critically Low Levelhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1105-global-ipv4supply-reaches-critically-low-level
On 20 May, 2014, ICANN announced that it had begun the process of allocating the remaining blocks of IPv4 address space to the five Regional Internet Registries (RIR). The trigger for this was LACNIC's pool of IPv4 address space reaching a /9 8,388,606 addresses). LACNIC has now moved

]]>Thu, 22 May 2014 05:19:18 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1105-global-ipv4supply-reaches-critically-low-levelCall for Nominations for one Co Chair of the Policy Development Working group (PDWG)http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1103-call-for-nominations-for-1-co-chair-of-the-policy-development-working-group-pdwg
We are seeking nominations for one Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) for a 2-year term (June 2014 – June 2016).

Co-Chairs of the PDWG are volunteers selected by the community per the current Policy Development Process (PDP) to carry out all administrative functions

Thu, 15 May 2014 07:15:21 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1103-call-for-nominations-for-1-co-chair-of-the-policy-development-working-group-pdwgARIN nears IPv4 Depletion: AFRINIC reaffirms the need for urgent IPv6 deploymenthttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1101-arin-nears-ipv4-depletion-afrinic-reaffirms-the-need-for-urgent-ipv6-deployment
ARIN, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for North America, announced on 23 April 2014 that it had entered phase 4 of its IPv4 Countdown Plan, meaning that it is now assigning space from the last /8 of IPv4 address space and that depletion of its pool is imminent.

Geneva, Switzerland, 12 May 2014 – The International Telecommunication Union today signed a letter of intent with the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) on the promotion of IPv6. The letter of intent seeks

]]>Mon, 12 May 2014 10:48:41 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1049-the-ceo-of-afrinic-signs-today-a-letter-of-intent-with-the-itu-bdt-director-mr-ibrahima-sanou-to-promote-and-support-ipv6-deployment-throughout-africaAFRINIC Board Election at AGMM 2014 - The candidateshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1047-afrinic-board-election-at-agmm-2014-the-candidates
The Nominations Committee (NomCom) is pleased to announce the final candidate list for the Indian Ocean, Central Africa and Non-Geographical seats on the AFRINIC Board of Directors.

The NomCom invites the public to submit any comments (regarding the candidate's suitability or any other query) on the relevant candidate pages

]]>Thu, 08 May 2014 11:23:22 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1047-afrinic-board-election-at-agmm-2014-the-candidatesTwo-day NETmundial event concludes with publication of Multi-Stakeholder Documenthttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1045-two-day-netmundial-event-concludes-with-publication-of-multi-stakeholder-document
The NETmundial event took place in Sao Paolo, Brazil, from 23-24 April 2014 and was attended by over 1,000 stakeholders both online and in person. Attendees from governments, the private sector, civil society, technical community, and academia from around the world gathered to discuss Internet governance principles and to

]]>Fri, 02 May 2014 08:19:35 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1045-two-day-netmundial-event-concludes-with-publication-of-multi-stakeholder-documentImportant notification regarding the heartbleed bughttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1037-important-notification-regarding-the-heartbleed-bug
Most of you are, by now, aware of the 'Heartbleed' bug which presents serious vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL library. This weakness allows one to read the memory of an OpenSSL protected system. Nevertheless, not all OpenSSL versions are vulnerable. You can find further information on the bug and vulnerable versions

]]>Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:48:56 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1037-important-notification-regarding-the-heartbleed-bugCEO of AFRINIC Adiel Akplogan, to speak at the first Commonwealth Domain Name System (DNS) ...http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1029-ceo-of-afrinic-adiel-akplogan-to-speak-at-the-first-commonwealth-domain-name-system-dns-forum-2014
The CEO of AFRINIC Adiel Akplogan has been invited to speak during the inaugural Commonwealth DNS Forum. Mr Akplogan will use this international platform to provide an overview of Africa’s Internet landscape, focusing on the opportunities and challenges faced in the region. Discussions during the event will focus on the

]]>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 08:07:24 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1027-annual-external-audit-services-2015-2017Winners of the Second Edition of the FIRE Programme Grantshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1025-winners-fire-2014
The FIRE Programme Grants acknowledge the remarkable contributions that ICT innovators across Africa have made to their communities by using the Internet to address social and development challenges.

The Programme grants range from USD 7,500 10,000 and are allocated to project proposals that are implemented in a period of 6 to 12 months.

According to Section 13 of the AFRINIC by-laws, 2 Board seats will be up for renewal in June 2014. In application of the new by-laws, the second seat of the two non-regional Directors (Seat 8) will also need to be

On Friday 14 March, the United States Government announced that it intends to transition oversight of key Internet functions (including the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority or IANA) to the global multi-stakeholder community. Ithas asked ICANN to facilitate, in consultation with the global multi-stakeholder community, the development of a proposal

The leaders of the Internet technical organisations responsible for coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, RIRs, ccTLD ROs, ICANN, ISOC, and W3C), welcome the US Government’s announcement of the suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract.

The roles on policy development processes of the Internet technical organisations and

Leaders of the organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure (loosely referred to as “I* leaders”) met last week in Santa Monica, California, USA. During the 2-day meeting, they discussed activities underway and exchanged views

]]>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:30:09 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1001-santamonica-statementAFRINIC-20 to be held from 4 to 6 June during AIS 2014http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/999-afrinic20ais2014

AFRINIC- 20, our 20th Public Policy Meeting will be held from 4 – 6 June 2014 in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, during the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2014.

The AIS takes place from the 25 May to 6 June 2014 and this year’s theme is Beyond Connection:

]]>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:48:23 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/991-rpmAFRINIC End of year office closure 2013http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/983-afrinic-end-of-year-office-closure-2013
Please note that during the festive season AFRINIC Office will remain closed on the following days:

I am pleased to inform you that, following the election that took place during the AFRINIC-19 meeting in Abidjan, Mrs. Fiona Asonga has been elected to represent AFRINIC's service region in the Number Resource Organization's Name Council (also known as the ICANN ASO-AC: ICANN Address Supporting Organization's Address Council).

Closing Remarks

Anne-Rachel Inné

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and gentlemen

In Montevideo, earlier this month, leaders of our organisations responsible for the management and coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure met to discuss among other things the future of Internet governance and identified the need for ongoing effort to

We, at AFRINIC, know that having sufficient IP resources is vital for business continuity and efficient service delivery. In our continuous effort to accompany our members through all of their initiatives, our Member Services Team has drafted 3 guidebooks to help you with IP planning and resources requests.

The AFRINIC NomCom is pleased to invite nominations for candidates to run for an open seat on the NRO NC (ICANN ASO AC) for the AFRINIC region. The term for the elected candidate will be from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2017 (3 years).Read more...

]]>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:05:07 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/949-afrinic-apporte-sont-soutien-au-comite-national-de-deploiement-de-lipv6-de-la-cote-divoireAFRINIC proud to be at AfPIF 2013http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/948-afpif-2013
The Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2013 starts today in Casablanca, Morocco. This three-day event starts with a one day training programme followed by a two-day forum that aims to address the key Interconnection opportunities and challenges that exist in the region. Read more...]]>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:29:39 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/948-afpif-2013Mauritian Mobile numbers migrating to 8 digitshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/947-mobile-number-migration

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:36:25 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/941-afrinic-supports-cto-for-innovation-through-broadbandAFRINIC IPv6 Training in Chadhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/940-afrinic-ipv6-training-in-chad
As part of AFRINIC’s commitment to improve capacity in Africa, it is conducting, beginning Tuesday, 13 August 2013 until Wednesday 14 August training on IPv6 in Ndjamena, Chad. The training is being hosted by HTCE Technologies.

Haitham Z. El Nakhal (Egypt), Sunday Folayan (Nigeria), and Aminata A. Garba (Niger) have been elected to represent the Northern, Western and Non-Regional/Geographical regions respectively on the AFRINIC Board.

Alan Barrett has won the 2013 Network Information & Infrastructure (NII) Service Award. Mr Barrett who comes from South Africa won the award for his commitment to capacity building and Internet development in

AFRINIC is due to conduct elections to fill three positions on the Board. The election for Seats 1, 2 and 7 on the Board will be conducted at the Annual General Members' Meeting (AGMM) scheduled for 21 June 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia.

]]>Tue, 28 May 2013 12:33:40 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/913-bod-election-2013AFRINIC’s training session kicks off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopiahttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/912-afrinics-training-session-kicks-off-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia
As part of AFRINIC’s commitment to improve capacity in Africa, it is conducting, beginning Tuesday, 28 May 2013 until Friday 31 May, a training on Internet number resources management (INRM) and IPv6 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The training is being hosted by ICT Center of Excellence.

As we approach the date for the Annual General Members' Meeting (AGMM) scheduled for 21 June 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia, we would like to remind you again about the Board Election to be conducted at the meeting. We will specifically have a renewal of a few

As part of AFRINIC’s commitment to improve capacity in Africa, it is conducting, beginning Monday, May 6 until Thursday May 9, a training on Internet number resources management (INRM) and IPv6 in Cape Town, South Africa. The training is being hosted by

AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants (from more than 200 applications received) were selected to receive a fellowship to attend the AFRINIC-18 meeting, being held in Lusaka, Zambia on 15 to 21 June 2013.

]]>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:16:06 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/905-afrinic-18-fellowsFIRE Awards deadline extended due to great public interesthttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/903-fire-awards-deadline-extended-due-to-great-public-interest

Due to immense interest in the FIRE Programme Awards 2013, we are extending the deadline, again. We don’t want you to miss out, so here is your last opportunity to apply for the awards.

The deadline for submission is now 31 May 2013! That gives you more than a month to

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will hold the Fifth World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF) in Geneva this May. This event is being convened specifically to look at Internet-related public policy matters.

This year, AFRINIC will run several Elections and according to our bylaws (Section 9), a Nomination committee appointed by the Board must work to ensure appropriate candidates are nominated to run for open seats (Seats 1, 2 and 7 Bylaws Section 13)

Further to our Call for local hosts for AFRINIC Training workshops, we received 55 requests (from Governmental and Non – Governmental organisations, Higher Education Institutions and Internet Service Providers) for 2013, from 32 different countries. However due to the limitation of our resources, we only selected the following countries:

Over the past weeks and following on from talks at last year's ITU WTSA and WCIT events, both AFRINIC and the RIPE NCC have been asked to participate in discussions concerning the possibility of establishing a new Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for the

]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:21:13 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/859-africa-internet-summit-2013-call-for-presentationsReport on Billing Anomalieshttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/839-report-on-billing-anomalies
Following some claims of inaccurate billing information in MyAFRINIC portal, investigations were launched on Friday 11th January 2013 to determine the source of the problem, and take immediate corrective action.

The aim of the study was to gauge the perception of AFRINIC members with regards to its level of services as well as identifying the needs and expectation of its customers. A web questionnaire was designed and published online by the TNS Analysis team.

Consequent to the community’s request in December 2012, the AFRINIC whois database will no longer display hashes of MD5 and CRYPT encrypted passwords in all mntner (whois database) objects starting 15.12.2012

Currently, majority of objects in the AFRINIC whois database are protected by and

The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE) and AFRINIC is proud to announce that from the many applications received we have selected for the category of E-Development, the Pan African Medical Journal from Uganda. The Award Ceremony was held in

AFRINIC and Internet Society in collaboration with France Telecom – Orange will organise a webinar on IPv6 deployment on 15 October from 13:00 to 15:00 UTC, targeting Internet operators and service providers as well as the Francophone community in Africa.

We are pleased to announce that the online registration for the AFRINIC-17 meeting, which will be held from 24 - 29 November 2012 in Khartoum, Sudan, is now open. You can register online until 17 November 2012, 00:00 UTC.

]]>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:48:43 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/723-badru-ntege-bod-chairman-2012Call for workshops at the Arab IGFhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/726-call-for-workshops-at-the-arab-igf
The call for workshops at the first meeting of the Arab IGF (Kuwait, 9-11 October 2012) is now published at:

]]>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/726-call-for-workshops-at-the-arab-igfThe FIRE website is under maintenancehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/728-the-fire-website-is-under-maintenance
Please note that the FIRE website (www.fireafrica.org) will be unavailable from the 31st July (14.00 UTC) until the 3rd August 2012 (12.00 UTC), due to vital maintenance work.

Please bear with us as we carry out this important exercise. The new deadline for the projects submission is 16 August 2012.

The FIRE Program is designed to encourage, foster and facilitate ICT development initiatives within the African region under three main categories for 2012:

Read more...]]>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/729-afrinics-fund-for-internet-research-and-education-fire-programIPv6 Global Surveyhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/730-ipv6-global-survey
The Number Resources Organization is soliciting your participation for the 2012 Global IPv6 monitoring survey for everyone to have an insight into global IPv6 adoption and for establishing an effective global IPv6 deployment plan. The survey is presently open for all organisations at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GlobalIPv6survey2012.

AFRINIC, and the world, is celebrating the launch of IPv6 today, Wednesday, 6 June 2012. We have lined up speakers from across Africa to offer insights into what it means to Africa and the world. AFRINIC has teamed up with ISOC

]]>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/732-afrinic-celebrates-ipv6-world-launchAFRINIC's Visual Rebrandinghttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/737-afrinics-visual-rebranding
AFRINIC took the opportunity to rebrand at AFRINIC 16 held in Serekunda, The Gambia, between May 12 and 18, 2012. The rebranding encompassed the launch of AFRINIC’s new logo, and its website.

The new logo which can be seen on our website (www.afrinic.net) signifies AFRINIC’s dynamism,

]]>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/737-afrinics-visual-rebrandingLaunch of the Africa Internet Summithttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/739-launch-of-the-africa-internet-summit
The Africa Internet Summit(AIS) was officially launched on 15 May 2012 at the AFRINIC 16 meeting in Serekunda, The Gambia. The annual Africa Internet Summit is a forum where major development issues faced by Africa are discussed. The forum provides a more business-oriented structure bringing together numerous stakeholders including policy makers, operators, regulators,

]]>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/739-launch-of-the-africa-internet-summitMaking voting easier and effectivehttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/740-making-voting-easier-and-effective
For the past seven years AFRINIC has been conducting different elections within its community to elect its Board members, representative to the NRO-NC (Acting ASO-AC), and its policy discussion leaders. The elections have always been held during our face-to-face Public Policy meetings. Only those present were allowed vote.

]]>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:23:26 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/307-main-news-pagePoilcy AFPUB-2010-GEN-006 is implementedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/741-poilcy-afpub-2010-gen-006-is-implemented
We are pleased to announce the implementation of AFRINIC policy AFPUB-2010-GEN-006 (Abuse Contact Information in the AFRINIC service region).

The Policy specifies a dedicated "irt" object to be used as the preferred place to publish abuse public contact information within the AFRINIC service region.

]]>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/741-poilcy-afpub-2010-gen-006-is-implementedFIRE - Fund for Internet Research and Education launchedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/736-fire-fund-for-internet-research-and-education-launched
AFRINIC is pleased to announce the launch of the Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE). The FIRE Programme was launched today, 19 May 2012, by the AFRINIC CEO Adiel Akplogan, at the AFRINIC 16 Policy Meeting in Serekunda, The Gambia. This is a grant and awards programme designed

]]>Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/736-fire-fund-for-internet-research-and-education-launchedAFRINIC Elects New Board Membershttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/735-afrinic-elects-new-board-members
As a result of the Elections for Board seats 5 & 6 that took place on Friday 18 May 2012 during the AFRINIC-16 Public Member & Policy meeting, we are pleased to announce the appointment of the following candidates to the AFRINIC Board:

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/735-afrinic-elects-new-board-membersOnline voting platform launchedhttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/734-online-voting-platform-launched
We are pleased to announce that we have now opened our e-voting platform for a wide member test. The online voting process was earlier postponed in order to allow the system to be further interrogated by the community before using it for real Board elections.

]]>Mon, 02 May 2011 05:30:13 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/173-iana-allocates-398-a-1068-to-apnicPost Depletion Press Conference at AfriNICs Headquarters in Mauritiushttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/172-post-depletion-press-conference-at-afrinics-headquarters-in-mauritius
On January 31 2011, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) allocated two blocks of IPv4 address space to APNIC, the RIR for the Asia-Pacific region. On February 3, IANA allocated equally the remaining blocks to AfriNIC, ARIN (Canada, USA, North Atlantic islands and part of the Caribbean), LACNIC (Latin America

]]>Mon, 02 May 2011 05:22:19 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/172-post-depletion-press-conference-at-afrinics-headquarters-in-mauritiusCall for Hosting of AfriNIC-17 for 24-30 November 2012http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/175-call-for-hosting-of-afrinic-17-for-24-30-november-2012
AfriNIC is inviting potential organisations to host the Seventeenth Public Policy Meeting (AfriNIC-17) tentatively scheduled for 24-30 November 2012.

The hosting requirements including the ToR for the Call for Proposals and Budget information are available at the following links:

]]>Mon, 02 May 2011 05:51:10 GMThttp://afrinic.net/en/library/news/175-call-for-hosting-of-afrinic-17-for-24-30-november-2012Call for Hosting of AfriNIC-15 for 19-25 November 2011http://afrinic.net/en/library/news/174-call-for-hosting-of-afrinic-15-for-19-25-november-2011
AfriNIC is inviting potential organisations to host the 15th Public Policy Meeting (AfriNIC-15) tentatively scheduled for 19-25 November 2011.

The hosting requirements including the ToR for the Call for Proposals and Budget information are available at the following links: